Description
This course will encourage students to put theory into practice. The emphasis is on application of concepts, skills, and knowledge, specifically as they relate to the P-5 setting in the areas of Science (S) and Social Studies (SS). Candidate designs two lesson plans, one in P-3 with the emphasis primarily on SS and secondarily on S, one in 4-5 with the emphasis primarily on S and secondarily on SS. Learning from the campus classroom is the practiced in the candidate's placement school. The course includes conceptual and methodological perspectives, delivery of instruction, use of curriculum standards, assessment within a lesson, and the role of reflective practice in the effective classroom.